Device for intermittently moving a slide magazine



DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING A SLIDE MAGAZINE Filed Nov. 29. 1960Oct. 23, 1962 w. KRAUSKOPF 4 Sheets-Sheet l 1962 v w. KRAUSKOPF3,059,360

DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING A SLIDE MAGAZINE Filed NOV. 29, 1960 4Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 23, 1962 w. KRAUSKOPF DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLYMOVING A SLIDE MAGAZINE Filed Nov. 29, 1960 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 2 2 MW IrMW Oct. 23, 1962 w. KRAUSKOPF DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING A SLIDEMAGAZINE Filed NOV. 29, 1960 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 United States Patent3,059,360 DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING A SLIDE MAGAZINE WilhelmKrauskopf, Kiel, Germany, assignor to Zeiss lkon Aktiengesellschaft,Stuttgart, Germany Filed Nov. 29, 196i), Ser. No. 72,433 Claimspriority, application Germany Dec. 5, 1959 13 Claims. (Cl. 40-79) Theinvention relates to a device for intermittently moving a slide magazineselectively in opposite directions in preferably motor driven slideprojectors.

In the known motor driven slide changers the movement impulsescoordinated to the change of slides are transmitted by a rotary drivemember and lever systems or control drums to the change members whichseize the individual slide to be projected. The advancement of themagazine housing containing the slides in individual compartments iseffected during the changing procedure by means of a gear segmentengaging a rack on the magazine housing, which rack by means of gearingsor suitable lever transmissions is in operative connection with thedrive of the slide changer.

All these devices require for the intermittent movement of the slidemagazine relatively elaborate mechanical means in which for the purposeof changing the direction of the movement of the magazine housing thedirection of rotation of the rotary drive means for the respective slidechangers has to be reversed. This makes it necessary to provide theslide changer with a special reversing gearing which is inserted intothe drive gearing of the slide changer, or to drive the slide changer bya motor adapted to be reversed in its direction of rotation.

It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the excessive useof switch and control means. For the purpose of intermittently moving aslide magazine selectively in directions opposite to one another, thedevice according to the invention is provided with a control drumrotating only in one direction and having arranged on it one or moreadjustable control cams which, according to their selected operativeposition, move a control element effecting the movement of the magazinein equal steps which may be executed oppositely for the advance andreverse movements, respectively.

It is an advantageous feature of the invention to have each adjustablecontrol cam of the device pivotally arranged at the control drum andpreferably at its periphery. According to another feature of theinvention, the adjustable control cams cooperate with a control discwhich is rotated by each individual cam about equal angles of rotationin a direction dependent upon the operative position of the controldisc. The engagement means of the control disc are arranged at its frontarea facing the control drum and are formed preferably by an annularseries of pins which is concentrically arranged about the axis of thecontrol disc, while the longitudinal axes of these pins are arrangedpreferably parallel to each other.

In this type of control element each control cam arranged at therotating control drum enters, depending upon its operative position, thespace between the pin next to it and the following pin either of theleft hand half or of the right hand half of the annular series of pins,whereby due to the inclined position of the control cam to the contactzone these pins are moved either to the left or to the right and thusrotate the control disc one step, which is equal to the distance betweentwo pins, clockwise or anti-clockwise, respectively.

In order to avoid an undesired movement of the control element, which isin engagement with a cam only during the step by step movement, aspecial locking arrangement is provided which locks the control elementin 'ice its operative position before or after each step, respectively.For this purpose may be employed, for instance an annular collararranged on the control drum and this collar in place of a control camengages the control disc during the rotation of the drum as soon as thecam has completed its step-like movement. In place of this collar oradditionally to it may also be provided a spring latch which bysimultaneous acting upon the rack gearing of the magazine housing alsosecures the individual operative positions of the slide magazine, inwhich each slide to be projected has to lie in the operative plane ofthe slide changer of the projector.

In the following is described one embodiment of the invention withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the magazine advancing device;

FIGS. 2a .and 2b show the cooperation of the control drum with thecontrol disc in the operative positions of the control cam;

FIG. 3 illustrates the freewheeling position of the control disc;

FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate each a different operative position of theadvancing device;

FIG. 7 illustrates in an enlarged scale the pawl provided for couplingthe control drum with the motor drive, and

FIG. 8 illustrates a slide projector equipped with a slide changer, aslide magazine and a device for moving the slide magazine step by step.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the rotary control drum 1 is provided at itsperiphery at 3, in the plane of its collar 2, with an adjustable controlcam 4. One end of this control cam 4- is pivotally mounted about an axis5 extending into the drum 1 so that it lies approximately tangentiallyon the periphery of the control drum 1 and, according to its operativepositions, either at the left hand side or at the right hand side of thecollar 2 on the drum 1.

The perimeter of the control drum 1 engages a control disc 6 having anannular series of pins 7 on its face which is directed toward thedrum 1. This control disc 6 is operatively connected with the rack bar10 of the magazine housing by means of a shaft 8 and a gear 9 thereonwhich are adapted to move .a slide magazine M coupled with the changedevice, so that by turning the control disc 6 about the distance betweentwo pins the slide magazine M will be advanced about one slide. The gear9 does not only engage the rack bar 10 of the magazine housing, but isalso engaged by a leaf spring 11 acting as a latch.

During the rotation of the control drum 1 in the direction of the arrowthe control disc 6 at first is locked by the pins 71 and 72 of theannular series of pins 7 (see FIGS. 2a and 2b). These two pins engagethe opposite sides of the collar 2. When now as a result of the rotationof the drum 1 the pins 7 of the control disc 6 extend into the region ofthe control cam 4, the pin 71 by means of the control cam 4, which is inan operative position according to FIG. 2a, is moved clockwise by onepin graduation, since at this portion of the periphery of the drum 1 thecollar 2 is interrupted. The pin 71 hereby slides along the right handside of the control cam 4 and comes to rest at the right hand side ofthe collar 2. The pin 73 which follows the pin 71 slides during thisrotative movement along the left side of the control cam 4, therebypreventing a further rotating of the control disc 6, and comes to occupythe prior position of the pin 71 at the left hand side of the collar 2until after a further rotation of the control drum 1 the pin 73 is movedby the control cam 4 in the manner just described.

If, however, the control cam 4 is in the operative position shown inFIG. 2b, then during the rotation of the control drum 1 in the samedirection indicated by the arrow, the pin 72 of the series of pins 7 isrotated anticlockwise by the control cam 4, so that it comes to lie tothe left hand side of the collar 2. The pin 74 which follows the pin 72slides during this movement along the right hand side of the cam 4 andthereafter occupies the former position of the pin 72 at the right handside of the collar 2.

Hence, while the direction of rotation of the control drum 1 remains thesame, the control disc 6 is rotated by the control cam 4, which engagesthe series of pins 7 of the control disc 6, either in one direction orthe other according to the selected positions of the control cam 4 asillustrated in FIGS. 21: and 2b, so that a slide magazine M coupled withthe control disc is moved either in the direction of the arrow A or inthe direction of the arrow B (FIG. I). The size of the advancing step isdetermined by the diameter and the tooth pitch of the gear 9 mounted onthe shaft 8 of the control disc 6, which gear 9 also meshes with therack bar 10 on the magazine housing. The leaf spring 11, which engagesthe gear 9, releasably locks the slide magazine M in the differentoperative positions which permit each single slide to be projected tolie in the picture window plane of the slide changer of the projector.

The control cam 4 on the drum 1 is switched into its two operativepositions illustrated in FIGS. 2a and 2b by means of a longitudinallyslidable tripping rod 12 which is expediently arranged coaxially withthe drum 1. The pivot axis 5 of the'control cam 4 has fastened to itsinner end an arm 14 which under the action of a pressure spring 15 abutsagainst one end of the tripping rod 12. FIG. 1 shows the normal positionof the tripping rod 12 in which the control cam 4 assumes the operativeposition according to FIG. 2a. For switching the control earn 4 thetripping rod 12 is lengthwise displaced to the right either manually orby 21 preferably magnetic coupling. For this purpose a control magnet 16is briefly excited so that its core attracts the armature 17. Thisarmature 17 pivots about an axis 18 in clockwise direction and therebypushes with its leg 19 against the other end of the tripping rod 12 sothat the latter is moved toward the right. The tripping rod 12 rotatesthe arm 14 against the tension of the spring 15 in the same directionabout the axis 5 with the result that the control cam 4, which rotateswith the axis 5, is switched into its operative position shown in FIG.2b.

For locking the tripping rod 12 and therewith also the control cam 4 inthis operative position, there is provided a stationary latching spring21 which cooperates with a latching arm 22 arranged at the tripping rod12. In displacing the tripping rod 12 by the magnet armature 17, 19, thelatching arm 22 attached to the tripping rod 12 engages the end portion23 of the latching spring 21. Hereby the latching spring 21' is pushedback until finally, in the end position of the rod 12, the end portion23- of the latching spring 21 which is provided with a rectangularoffset 24, moves in front of the arm 22 and thus prevents its return toits initial position. The tripping rod 12 is now locked in a positionwhich determines the second operative position of the control cam 4.Consequently, the control magnet 16 needs to be exicted only for thepurpose of switching the control cam 4 from its position shown in FIG.2a to a position shown in FIG. 2b, since in the last named position thecam 4 is locked by the latching means 21 and 22.

The lifting of the latching spring 21 from the latching arm 22 for thepurpose of moving the control cam 4 into its operative position shown inFIG. 211 may be effected by some conventional device (not shown) whichis operated from the outside. However, if it is necessary to have thecontrol cam 4 return to its initial position shown in FIG. 2a forperforming the next change step, then the latching spring 21 during therotation of the control drum 1 may be raised from the region of thelatching arm 22 on the tripping rod 12 by a cam 25 [1 arranged on thecontrol drum 1, so that the tripping rod 12 is released and the controlcam 4 under the action of the pressure spring 15 is returned to itsoperative position shown in FIG. 2a in order to engage the control disc6 anew.

The FIGS. 4 to 7 illustrate the coupling of the control drum 1 with thedrive means of the projector. The drive shaft 29 of a motor (not shown),which simultaneously may be employed for generating a cool air stream,rotates continuously a worm 31). This worm 3t) drives a worm gear 31rigidly connected to a coupling disc 32 which is loosely rotatablymounted on the tubular shaft 33 of the control drum 1. The periphery ofthe coupling disc'32 is provided with notches 34 which are engaged by apawl 35 arranged on a cantilever arm 36 of the tubular shaft 33 of thecontrol drum 1. The pawl 35 is acted upon by a spring 38 wound about theshaft 37 of the pawl 35; The spring 38 seeks to pivot the pawl 35 intothe region of the periphery of the continuously rotating coupling disc32. This, however, is prevented by the armature it? of an electromagnet41 (FIGS. 4 and 7) which engages a nose 39 of the pawl 35. The controldisc 6 meshing with the control drum 1 is arranged in back of thecontrol drum 1 and is indicated by dashed lines in the FIGS. 4 to 6.Thus, the control cam 4 during the rotation of the drum 1 in thedirection of the arrow engages the pins 7 of the control disc 6 frombelow. The position illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 correspond to theoperative position of the change mechanism which is, for instance,coupled with the shaft 33 of the drum 1. For advancing the slidemagazine M in the direction of the arrow A the coupling magnet 41 isbeing excited for a short period by actuating the switch button 42, sothat the magnet 41 attracts the armature 40 which thereby releases thenose 39 of the pawl 35 so that the latter under the action of thetorsion spring 33 is able to swing about its axis 37 into the region ofthe coupling discs 32. Thus, by the engagement of the pawl 35 with oneof the notches 34 of the coupling disc 32 the coupling of the controldrum 1 with the continuously rotating drive means 39, 31 of theprojector is established. The control drum 1 is then taken along for onerotation by the coupling disc 32. After a half rotation or" the drum 1the control cam 4 engages from below the pins 7 of the central disc '6and rotates the same one pin graduation in clockwise direction so thatthe slide magazine M, whose rack bar 11) is indicated by a dashed linein the FIGS. 4 to 6, and which is geared to the control disc 6, isadvanced in the direction of the arrow A (FIG. 4).

Upon completion of one rotation of the control drum 1, the nose 39 ofthe pawl 35 meshing with the coupling disc 32 strikes the armature 4-6,which has meanwhile dropped from the coupling magnet 41, whereby thepawl 35 against the action of the torsion spring 38 is pivoted out ofthe respective notch 34 of the coupling disc 32. Thus, the control drum1 comes to a standstill after one rotation until after the projection ofthe Slide in the picture window of the projector the switch button 42 isagain actuated and the next advancement of the slide magazine istherewith initiated.

If the direction of movement of the slide magazine is to be reversed(P16. 5), then a switch button 43 instead of the switch button 42 isactuated, so that the con trol magnet 16 is excited (FIG. 1). Thecontrol magnet 16 now attracts the armature 17 which pivots about theaxis 18 and with its leg 19 displaces the tripping rod 12 to the leftagainst the action of the pressure spring 44. During this procedure thetripping rod 12 arranged within the tubular shaft 33 of the control drum1 moves by means of the above mentioned members 5, 14- the control earn4 into its second operative position (FIG. I). At the same time the leg19 of the armature 17 closes a switch contact 45 arranged in a circuitparallel to the switch button 42 whereby the magnet 41 is excited whichattracts its armature 40, so that the control drum 1 is now coupled forone rotation with the coupling disc 32 by means of the pawl 35 asdescribed heretofore. After a one half rotation of the control drum1i.e. after the change mechanism of the projector has the projectedslide returned to the magazine-the control cam 4 locked by the leafspring 21 in its second operative position according to FIG. 5, againengages from below the control disc 6 arranged behind the control drum1, whereby the control disc 6 is moved by the cam 4 one pin graduationcounter-clockwise, so that a slide magazine coupled with the controldisc 6 by the rack bar 11 is moved in the direction of the arrow B. Uponthe completion of theis procedure, the control cam 4 returns to itsfirst operative position shown in FIG. 4. This is effected, as alreadyexplained in the description of FIG. 1, by a cam 25 on the control drum1, which cam 25, after the control cam 4 has withdrawn from the regionof the pins 7 of the control disc 6, strikes against the resilient latchspring 21 and lifts the same from the latching arm 22 of the trippingrod 12. The tripping rod 12 under the action of the pressure spring 44can now return to its initial position, while under the action of thepressure spring 15 (FIG. 1) the control cam 4 following the movement ofthe tripping rod 12 also returns to its first operative position.

In order to stop the control drum 1 in the so-called one half rotativeposition, during which the change mechanism of the slide changer doesnot engage the slide magazine, there is provided a locking member 46slidably arranged in a stationary guide. This slidable locking member 46may, for instance, be manually moved into the region of the pawl 35mounted on the shaft 33 of the drum.

After a one half rotation of the control drum 1 coupled with the disc 32by the above described means, the nose 39 of the pawl 35 engages thelocking member 46. Thereby the pawl 35 due to the cooperation of itsnose 39 with the armature 40 is pivoted about its axis 37 against theaction of the spring 38 and is lifted from the respective notch 34 ofthe coupling disc 32. Thus the control drum 1 is stopped after a onehalf rotation.

In this condition the control cam 4 is positioned at the periphery ofthe control drum 1 shortly before its engagement with the pins 7 on thecontrol disc 6 (FIG. 3). The annular series of pins 7 thereby is freelyrotatable between the control cam 4 and the collar 2 protruding from theperiphery of the control drum 1. This position corresponds to thecondition of one half rotation, in which the control dis 6 is uncoupledfrom the control drum 1 so that now the slide magazine is freely movablewithin the guide of the projector assigned to it and may, for instance,be taken out of this guide and be replaced by another magazine. The gearposition of the control disc 6 and also the proper position of the slidemagazine with respect to the switch plane of the change mechanism of theprojector is maintained and secured by the leaf spring 11 (FIG. 1) whichacts-also during the movement of the slide magazine-upon the gear 9 andtherewith also indirectly upon the rack bar 10.

If the projection is to be continued after an arbitrary movement of theslide magazine or after the insertion of a new magazine, respectively,the locking member 46 is removed from the regision of the pawl 35.Thereupon, after the nose 39 has been released, the pawl 35 engages anotch 34 of the coupling disc 32 whereby the control drum 1 is rotatedone half circle until the pawl 35 again strikes the armature 49 of thecoupling magnet 41. This position of the control drum 1 againcorresponds to the operative position of the projector. Now the slidemagazine may again be intermittently moved in the directions A or B in amanner as described above by actuating the switch buttons 42 or 43,respectively.

In order that also at an extended pressing of the buttons 42 or 43 thearmatures 41} or 17, respectively, may drop from the coupling magnet 41or the control magnet 16, respectively, before the control drum 1 hascompleted one rotation, both the magnets 41 and 16 may be provided withmeans (not illustrated) which interrupt automatically the circuits ofthese magnets after a predetermined time.

What I claim is:

1. In a device for intermittently moving a slide magazine provided witha rack bar thereon and arranged on a slide projector, a rotary controldrum, means for rotating said drum in one direction, a control campivotally mounted on the circumference of said control drum andextending in circumferential direction of the same, a control discrotatably mounted adjacent said control drum about an axis extending atright angles to the axis of rotation of said control drum and adapted tobe rotated step by step by said control cam upon rotation of saidcontrol drum, said control disc having on the face directed toward saidcontrol drum an annular series of circumferentially spaced pins adaptedto be engaged by said control cam, means for adjusting said control camselectively into two different positions in one of which said controldisc is rotated in one direction, while in the other position of saidcontrol cam the control disc is rotated in the opposite direction, andgear means operatively connecting said control disc with said rack barprovided on said slide magazine, whereby said slide magazine isselectively moved lengthwise in one direction or a direction oppositethereto.

2. A device according to claim 1, in which said control drum is providedon its circumference with a collar the ends of which are spaced fromeach other, said control cam being pivotally mounted on said controldrum between the ends of said collar, which latter during the rotationof the control drum is guided by said control cam between two of theseries of pins on said control disc to hold the latter in the selectedrotative position into which it was moved by said control cam.

3. A device according to claim 1, in which said means for rotating saidrotary control drum includes a continuously driven clutch member looselyrotatably mounted on a shaft on which said rotary control drum isfixedly mounted, a clutch pawl mounted on said shaft, and means forcausing said clutch pawl to engage said clutch member once during eachrotation of the latter, so that said control drum is caused to stopafter each complete revolution of the same.

4. A device according to claim 1, in which said means for rotating saidrotary control drum includes a continuously driven clutch member looselyrotatably mounted on a shaft on which said rotary control drum isfixedly mounted, a clutch pawl mounted on said shaft, means for causingsaid clutch pawl to engage said clutch member once during each rotationof the latter, so that said control drum is caused to stop after eachcomplete revolution of the same, and manually operated means forcontrolling said means which causes said clutch pawl to engage saidcontinuously rotating clutch member.

5. A device according to claim 1, in which said means for rotating saidrotary control drum includes a continuously driven clutch member looselyrotatably mounted on a shaft on which said rotary control drum isfixedly mounted, a clutch pawl mounted on said shaft, means for causingsaid clutch pawl to engage said clutch member once during each rotationof the latter, so that said control drum is caused to stop after eachcomplete revolution of the same, and means for selectively arresting therotative movement of said rotary drum after one half of a revolution andfor causing a disengagement of said clutch pawl from said continuouslydriven clutch member.

6. In a device for intermittently moving a slide magazine provided witha rack bar thereon and arranged on a slide projector, a rotary controldrum, means for rotating said drum in one direction, a control campivotally mounted on the circumference of said control drum andextending in circumferential direction of the same, a control discrotatably mounted adjacent said control drum and adapted to be rotatedstep by step by said control cam upon rotation of said control drum,means for adjusting said control cam selectively into two differentpositions, in one of which said control disc is rotated in one directionwhile in the other position of said control cam the control disc isrotated in the opposite direction, gear means operatively connectingsaid control disc with said rack bar provided on said slide magazine,whereby said slide magazine is selectively moved lengthwise in onedirection or a direction opposite thereto, and means cooperating withsaid gear means for arresting the same in the position into which it wasmoved by said control disc.

7. In a device for intermittently moving a slide magazine provided witha rack bar thereon and arranged on a slide projector, a rotary controldrum, means for rotating said drum in one direction, a control campivotally .mounted on the circumference of said control drum andextending in circumferential direction of the same, a control discrotatably mounted adjacent said control drum and adapted to be rotatedstep by step by said control cam upon rotation of said control drum,means for adjusting said control cam selectively into two differentpositions, in one of which said control disc is rotated in one directionwhile in the other position of said control cam the control disc isrotated in the opposite direction, and gear means operatively connectingsaid control disc with said rack bar provided on said slide magazine,whereby said slide magazine is selectively moved lengthwise in onedirection or a direction opposite thereto, said means for adjusting saidcontrol cam including a tripping rod extending slidably along the axisof rotation of said control drum, a shaft on which said control cam isfixedly mounted and rotatably supported in said control drum, and an armon said shaft extending into the path of said tripping rod to beoperated by the same when said rod is slidably dis laced.

8. A device according to claim 7 7, including spring .ineans for urgingsaid arm on said shaft into engagement with one end of said trippingrod, and means for engaging the other end of said tripping rod toslidably displace the same.

9. A device according to claim 7, including spring means for urging saidarm on said shaft into engagement with one end of said tripping rod,means for engaging the other end of said tripping rod to slidablydisplace the same, and latching means for releasably locking saidtripping rod in the displaced position.

10. A device according to claim 7, including spring means for urgingsaid arm on said shaft into engagement with one end of said trippingrod, and electromagnetically controlled means for engaging the other endof said tripping rod to slidably displace the same.

11. A device according to claim 7, including spring means for urgingsaid arm on said shaft into engagement with one end of said trippingrod, and electromaguetical- 1y controlled means for engaging the otherend of said ripping rod to slidably displace the same, said electricallycontrolled means including a pivotally mounted armature adapted toengage said other end of the said tripping rod, and also adapted toclose a pair of contacts in an electric circuit, a coupling in saidmeans for rotating said drum controlled by said circuit in such a mannerthat upon closing said pair of contacts said coupling is renderedoperative to rotate said rotary control drum.

12. In a device for intermittently moving a slide magazine provided witha rack bar thereon and arranged on a slide projector, a rotary controldrum, means for rotating said drum in one direction, a control campivotally mounted on the circumference of said control drum andextending in circumferential direction of the same, a control discrotatably mounted adjacent said control drum about an axis extending atright angles to the axis of rotation of said control drum and adapted tobe rotated step by step by said control cam upon rotation of saidcontrol drum, said control disc having on the face directed toward saidcontrol drum an annular series of circumferentially spaced pins adaptedto be engaged by said control cam, means for adjusting said control camselectively into two different positions in one of which said controldisc is rotated in one direction, while in the other position of sadcontrol cam the control disc is rotated in the opposite direction, andgear means operatively connecting said control disc with said rack barprovided on said slide magazine, whereby said slide magazine isselectively moved lengthwise in one direction or a direction oppositethereto, said means for rotating said rotary control drum including acontinuously driven clutch member loosely rotatably mounted on a shafton which said rotary control drum is fixedly mounted, a clutch pawlmounted on said shaft, and means for causing said clutch pawl to engagesaid clutch member once during each rotation of the latter, so that saidcontrol drum is caused to stop after each complete revolution of thesame.

13. In a device for intermittently moving a slide magazine provided witha rack bar thereon and arranged on a slide projector, a rotary controldrum, means for rotating said drum in one direction, a control campivotally mounted on the circumference of'said control drum andextending in circumferential direction of the same, a control discrotatably mounted adjacent said control drum about an axis extending atright angles to the axis of rotation of said control drum and adapted tobe rotated step by step by said control cam upon rotation of saidcontrol drum, said control disc having on the face directed toward saidcontrol drum an annular series of circumferentially spaced pins adaptedto be engaged by said control cam, means for adjusting said control camselectively into two dilferent positions in one of which said controldisc is rotated in one direction, while in the other position of saidcontrol cam the control disc is rotated in the opposite direction, gearmeans operatively connecting said control disc with said rack barprovided on said slide magazine, whereby said slide magazine isselectively moved lengthwise in one direction or a direction oppositethereto, said means for rotating said rotary control drum including acontinuously driven clutch member loosely rotatably mounted on a shafton which said rotary control drum is fixedly mounted, a clutch pawlmounted on said shaft, and means for causing said clutch pawl to engagesaid clutch member once during each rotation of the latter, so that saidcontrol drum is caused to stop after each complete revolution of thesame, and means for selectively arresting the rotative movement of saidrotary drum after one half of a revolution and for causing adisengagement of said clutch pawl from said continuously driven clutchmember.

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